Co-writer (and sole photographer) for the book, Living in Kobe, 6th Edition, published by Community House & Information Centre. Assisted with planning, design and layout, and created posters, flyers, direct-mailings and advertising materials.

Dentsu, Inc. 1984 - 1988

First full-time copywriter to be hired locally. Worked with clients and co-workers in both English and Japanese to develop newspaper and magazine advertisements, product brochures, and corporate reports for the international and domestic markets. Major accounts: Sharp, Hotel New Otani Osaka, Mita, Minolta, Murata Machinery, and Kubota. Minor accounts: Sanyo, Fisher, National/Panasonic, ASICS, Noevir, Takumi, and Sumitomo Chemical and Shipping. Introduced PCs (Dentsu's first) into the ad development and copywriting process.

International Ads 1982 - 1984

Copywriting, rewriting and editing of product flyers and brochures for Sanyo and Fisher. Also extensive brochure and ad work with Hakuhodo in Tokyo and Osaka on their Mazda, Suzuki, Nissan, and National/Panasonic accounts. Introduced word processors, which significantly improved the staffs writing quality and productivity

Other (1972  present)

Managed a team of 5 translators for the weekly newsletter, Japanese High Technology, published by Japan Information Center, Inc. Also edited and wrote copy.

Design and programming of English-teaching programs for the Macintosh: Shinbun! Shinbun! 1, ShinbunShinbun! 2, and Shinbun! Lite for Paracomm (Himeji) and Word Games with English, Book II and Hatsuon Perfect! for eigoMedia (Tokyo). Other computer-related projects have included HyperCard presentation stacks for kyomedia, Bilingual databases (4D) for Ellman Japan, Foreign Buyers Club, and Transcomm. Multimedia system interface for Matsushita.

Design and page layout: brochures, advertisements, and other sales materials for Dentsu Inc., Hotel New Otani Osaka, Community House & Information Centre in Kobe, Hakko Corp., Ellman Japan, Century Club Osaka, Comtec, and Trek Japan. Design/layout for Stages of Life English textbook